Blu-Ray Burner?

[Brewing Clamper]

To demonstrate my complete disconnection for the current tech world, is there such a thing available yet? Just curious...

 

[mrfocus]

Yep.

No quite feasible as far as cost goes, although it has come down quite a bit in the past year. Prices range from about $400-1000.

The cheapest one I find on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Serial-Blu-ray-Triple-Writer-Internal/dp/B000KIT88C/ref=pd_bbs_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1202342675&sr=8-4

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Why of course there is....

How do you think they duplicate all those disc on the store shelves?

Seriously, tho' I too am disconnected from the industry (and I was a retailer) but I doubt we will see a Consumer Based product available anytime soom. IMHO, it will have to take hold in the Commercial Data Market (network servers etc.[already has]), and then the consumer data market (in new pc's as standard equip) before we will realize a home video product.

Too much copyright infringement mass internet distribution red tape.:fro:

 

[EvilTOJ]

Iv'e seen the blu-ray burners at Fry's Electronics for $400 right on the shelf. They're available, just not very cheap.

 

[janzik]

The $400 for the burner is nothing. We've gotten spoiled by sub $50 DVD burners. Back when I bought my first DVD burner I paid ~$315 for it and it was a steal. The $400 burner isn't the issue for me it's the $12-15 discs (whether you go BluRay or HDDVD)

 

[Scimmia]

Yeah, they're out there, but prices are always high when they're new. I paid over $300 for my first CD burner (yes, CD, not DVD) and was ecstatic about it. Give it another year, it'll come down quite a bit more.

GilaMinumBeer, the disks on the shelves are pressed, not burned, 2 very different processes.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I just priced a new laptop from both Dell and Apple. And while their overall prices for what I "want" are steep. The price offering for a BD/DVD/CD read write were surprisingly cheap. ~$200-250.

 

[Limited Visibility]

Yes yes.... but not cheap!